The father of Omran Daqneesh, the Syrian boy whose photo was
disseminated by the western media as the symbol of Aleppoâs suffering,
claims that members of the White Helmets pseudo-humanitarian
organization turned up at the blast site before any ambulance team was
called for and later used his sonâs photo to achieve their own goals,
Russiaâs Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Alexei Borodavkin
said during a tele-conference dedicated to the December 2016 liberation
of Aleppo.

âWe were in our flat at the time,â Mohammad Daqneesh said.

âEverything was quiet, we didnât even hear any aircraft approaching but
suddenly a blast occurred. While my son was being evacuated, I was
surprised to see that some reporters from eastern Aleppo had turned up
before the ambulance team. It seemed they already knew there would be a blast,â he emphasized.

The boyâs father also noted that his son had been photographed
without his permission. âAfter that they began peddling the photo,â
Muhammad Daqneesh noted.

âHe had a small scratch but they were trying to frame it as if the
boy was in terrible condition. They actually started marketing my son
and all Syrian children.â

âI would like to deliver a message to the world â children should be
symbols of peace and not war, they should not be items to be peddled. I
want my son to be a symbol of love and peace in Syria, as I want peace
to return to Syria,â Omranâs father stressed.
Omran, a healthy boy in a good mood, was also present at the tele-conferenceâs platform in Aleppo.

However, he was too shy to address the audience and only waved his hand to the participants in the tele-conference. The boy's family are strong supporters of the Syrian Government, something the Western media failed to mention.

Borodavkin earlier pointed to Omranâs story served as evidence proving
the mediaâs campaign is aimed at denigrating Syriaâs troops and the
Russian Air Forceâs operation to liberate Aleppo.